https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251013 A divorced wife is not a "widow" or dependent of a deceased workman under Section 2(1)(d) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, because the marital relationship ends on divorce and she does not retain spousal status at the time of death. On the accepted facts, the respondent had been divorced before the workman died, so she fell outside the statutory class of dependents. The order directing that she receive a share of the compensation was therefore unsustainable, and the refusal to vary that order could not be upheld. en-us Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251013 A divorced wife is not a "widow" or dependent of a deceased workman under Section 2(1)(d) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, because the marital relationship ends on divorce and she does not retain spousal status at the time of death. On the accepted facts, the respondent had been divorced before the workman died, so she fell outside the statutory class of dependents. The order directing that she receive a share of the compensation was therefore unsustainable, and the refusal to vary that order could not be upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=251013